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sarnac

I like to eat a hearty dinner the night before and a light breakfast with little "snacks" all day. I avoid milk in the morning as well... except for in my coffee. For dinner, thick hearty stews with lots of veggies and meat is the perfect meal before a full day of fighting the next day...plus its ea...

sarnac

it is my understanding that maille alone is not considered HARD armour by SCA standards.. that said.. supplemental plates to cover the legal areas that must be covered by hard over soft is required to be worn under maille to be legal in every Kingdom I have ever fought in. so... you may sell your ma...

sarnac

I use a trigger setup as well... when in my guard I have a loose grip...with the top two fingers and the thumb only gripping the sword...as previously posted...you move faster if you are relaxed... then when the shot is about to land you tighten the bottom two fingers and loosen the top two to provi...

sarnac

Some of the best SCA spear drills I know of come from Legio Draconis

Check here :

http://www.legiodraconis.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=265&page=1

sarnac

matt...

looking good...

I dont thing the spats look bad either...

wherever you are..if theyre blowing shit up...
keep you head down.

back in H.S., you never did...

Sarnac
aka
Bob Holley

sarnac

anyone know about these guys?

http://www.performancearmour.com/Our_Products.html

sarnac

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Theodrik: <B>I remember the Crown Tourney that Radnor won by single-shotting all of his opponates. He had this tremendous hangover and wasn't about to let anyone hit his helm.....

sarnac

you have to teach the basics out of armour...

then put them in armour to understand how moving and fighting changes once you ARE in armour...

I think 3-4 weeks worth of pell work mixed with in armour training before actualy let go to fight is the norm here

sarnac

thats gonna be a very ROUND 6 pack....

hey...but as long as you can strap it on....you'll always have that 6 pack!!!

sarnac

Wait a minute....

Both you AND Brion are moving to Chicago?

Whoa!!!

I might be taking trips to Chicago soon!

sarnac

Oh no way....

I get to train with the great and powerful Alric?

booyah!!!

sarnac

and I am sure any of the young budding armourers here would be happy to help you custom fit the peice for free!!!

*runs away with silly stick*

sarnac

If you could let him know that we havent forgetten him, and that we would like him to make good on his order

sarnac

38"
Gives me the most flexibility

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sarnac

There are characteristics that do jump out at you that seem to be concentrated in specific Kingdoms. Although in Ealdormere we have had so many different influences that there arent too many styles that are specific to our Kingdom... The "Iron Chicken" two sword style from Duke Sir David Martin Fail...

sarnac

HEY HEY HEY!!!! Back off there Brannos.... I saw the kid in the cool helmet first!!! If he cant have that helemt... it will be MINE!!!! I'll dagger fight you for it!!!! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Tarquin - Learn from my mistakes.... DO NOT... ***I stress*** ... DO NOT fight Brannos...

sarnac

I dont mean to be rude....

but I gotta say...

This helmet just gives me a total chubby....

I mean... complete wood!!!

Damn I wish I was financially solvent right now

sarnac

its an art...

The art of defense...

sarnac

Tarquin...you are gonna be PIMPIN" in that hat!!!

I cant wait to see it with the rest of your rig.

sarnac

There are a bunch of great training articles here

http://www.legiodraconis.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=listarticles&secid=4

sarnac

what are the average shipping prices for rattan?

does it have to be cut to be shipped by certain carriers?

I know most staves I buy come in at around 9ft, but shipping something that long would prohibitive...I would think...

sarnac

I have had alot of success stick welding stainless...I just had to use rods made for welding stainless.
They are more expensive then regular rods but they weld stainless nicely.

sarnac

Bascot....you are a jackass.

sarnac

I have a friend who recently ordered a Phrygian helm from him....

I wonder if he will ever get it?

sarnac

your best bet is to get 1 inch rattan and sand the "bumps" down... then lubricate the inside of your siloflex.... use whatever you think will work best.... WD-40 to KY jelly...whatever works man... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif and then hammer it on... some people heat the silofelx but I...

sarnac

OK.... its been so long that I actully forget who started it...but it was the second aluminum lamellar plate order that was done over the archive.... who did it? and has anyone actually gotten the plates they ordered? I did the third one and wasnt involved in the fourth, but I did order $80+ of plat...

sarnac

The silk shirt did not stop the arrow... what the silk shirt was for was.... when an arrow was able to penetrate the armour and "gambeson" and actually penetrate the body the silk garment would get pulled into the wound. the physicians would rotate the arrow wrapping it in the silk lessening the dam...

sarnac

Dimitry...

dont let Vitus get on your case about the square shield....

Its because of him that I am now fighting with one!!!

sarnac

Illusion Armoury has good looking basic bascinets for around $100 that look MUCH better than any spun top.

sarnac

If there was such a poll....and people supported it as is and they arent willing to step forward and voice that opinion...too bad for them. If you feel strongly enough about something you will stand and be counted when the time comes.... If you arent willing.... then it obviously didnt mean that muc...

sarnac

Can we not do this again....

If someone is hurt by a spear it is the MAN controlling the weapon that makes it dangerous....

which is NOT the case with the shafted arrow.

Its attitudes like YOURS that cause the most friction.

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sarnac

Valstarr - I would say Duke Logan and I are on the same page here. I am a supporter of Combat Archery, seige weapons, linked , result oriented scenarios, armour as worn against archery and anything else that can incorporate different and fun things on our battlefields... but I will NOT take the fiel...

sarnac

will this new handbook be posted anywhere online?

sarnac

Broken down by country and sometimes style... like Negroli has its own section...

nice pics of nice plate.

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raider4/austria/vienna/museums/ruestung/

sarnac

No its not...

even though many single handed swords did not penmetrate maille, it still could inflict serious injury to the body underneath it...
far more than an arrow could

Info on armoury needed

armour ripoff question...

nice armour pics site...